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Galaterne 6
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Som du sår, skal du høste

6 Kjære søsken, om likevel noen synder mot Gud, da skal dere som blir styrt av Guds Ånd, hjelpe den personen til å få et godt forhold til Gud. Gjør det uten å fremheve dere selv, og pass på at dere ikke selv faller for samme fristelse. 2 Støtt andre på de områdene der de er svake, for da lyder dere den kjærlighetens lov som Kristus har gitt oss.[a] 3 Den som innbiller seg at han er bedre enn andre, til tross for at han selv har en masse svakheter, han lurer bare seg selv. 4 Hver og en må tenke gjennom sine egne handlinger, og ikke sammenligne seg med andre. Vær ikke stolte over dere selv, bare fordi andre kanskje er et hakk verre. 5 Hver og en er ansvarlig for sine egne handlinger for Gud. 6 Den som blir undervist om Guds budskap, har ansvaret for å dele med den som underviser. 7 Ikke bedra dere selv! Det er ikke mulig å bedra Gud. Det et menneske sår, får det også høste. 8 Dersom vi lar den menneskelige naturen styre handlingene våre, får vi til slutt høste evig ødeleggelse. Men dersom vi lar Guds Ånd styre handlingene våre, skal Ånden en dag la oss få høste evig liv. 9 La oss ikke bli trette av å gjøre det som er godt. Bare dersom vi ikke gir opp, vil vi nyte godt av det evige livet når den tiden kommer som Gud har bestemt. 10 Ta derfor vare på hver anledning til å gjøre godt mot andre mennesker, og spesielt mot dem som tror på Kristus.

Avsluttende advarsel

11 For riktig å understreke det jeg vil ha sagt, skriver jeg med egne hender og store bokstaver: 12 De personene som forsøker å tvinge troende menn til å la seg omskjære, gjør det bare for å holde seg til venns med jødene. De vil unngå å bli forfulgt for sin tro på at Kristus døde på korset. 13 Disse som påstår at alle troende menn må bli omskåret, er ikke selv lydige mot hele Moseloven[b]. De vil bare at dere skal la dere omskjære, slik at de kan rose seg over å ha gjort dere til jøder.

14 Men det eneste jeg vil rose meg over, er at vår Herre Jesus Kristus døde på korset for vår skyld. På grunn av hans død har denne onde verden ikke lenger noen makt over meg, etter som mitt gamle ego ble spikret fast på korset sammen med ham. 15 Om en troende mann er omskåret eller ikke spiller ingen rolle. Det handler i stedet om at Kristus må forvandle hele mennesket og gjøre det til en ny skikkelse.

Et siste ønske

16 Jeg ber om at Gud skal ha omsorg for dere som vil leve etter dette prinsippet og fylle dere med sin fred. Dere er Guds eget folk, det virkelige Israel. 17 Gi meg nå ikke flere bekymringer når det gjelder dette spørsmålet, for det er jeg som har måtte lide for Jesus, og det er jeg som tilhører ham, ikke disse personene som vil forvirre dere.

18 Med ønsker om at vår Herre Jesus Kristus i sin godhet og kjærlighet skal beskytte dere, kjære søsken. Ja, det er min bønn![c]

Footnotes

  1. 6:2 Se Johannes sin fortelling om Jesus 13:34-35, der Jesus sier: ”Så nå befaler jeg dere noe nytt: elske hverandre…”
  2. 6:13 Moseloven, eller den jødiske loven, finnes skrevet ned i Første til Femte Mosebok.
  3. 6:18 I grunnteksten: Amen!
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Galatians 6
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Doing Good to All

6 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit(A) should restore(B) that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.(C) 3 If anyone thinks they are something(D) when they are not, they deceive themselves.(E) 4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone,(F) without comparing themselves to someone else,(G) 5 for each one should carry their own load.(H) 6 Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.(I)

7 Do not be deceived:(J) God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.(K) 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh,(L) from the flesh will reap destruction;(M) whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.(N) 9 Let us not become weary in doing good,(O) for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.(P) 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good(Q) to all people, especially to those who belong to the family(R) of believers.

Not Circumcision but the New Creation

11 See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand!(S)

12 Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh(T) are trying to compel you to be circumcised.(U) The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted(V) for the cross of Christ. 13 Not even those who are circumcised keep the law,(W) yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh.(X) 14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,(Y) through which[a] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.(Z) 15 Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything;(AA) what counts is the new creation.(AB) 16 Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule—to[b] the Israel of God.

17 From now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks(AC) of Jesus.

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ(AD) be with your spirit,(AE) brothers and sisters. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 6:14 Or whom
  2. Galatians 6:16 Or rule and to
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Galatians 6
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Support One Another

6 Brothers and sisters,[a] if a person[b] is discovered in some sin,[c] you who are spiritual[d] restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness.[e] Pay close attention[f] to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too. 2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 Let each one examine[g] his own work. Then he can take pride[h] in himself and not compare himself with[i] someone else. 5 For each one will carry[j] his own load.

6 Now the one who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with the one who teaches[k] it. 7 Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool.[l] For a person[m] will reap what he sows, 8 because the person who sows to his own flesh[n] will reap corruption[o] from the flesh,[p] but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. 9 So we must not grow weary[q] in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.[r] 10 So then,[s] whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith.[t]

Final Instructions and Benediction

11 See what big letters I make as I write to you with my own hand!

12 Those who want to make a good showing in external matters[u] are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so[v] only to avoid being persecuted[w] for the cross of Christ. 13 For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh.[x] 14 But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which[y] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 15 For[z] neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for[aa] anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation![ab] 16 And all who will behave[ac] in accordance with this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on the Israel of God.[ad]

17 From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body.[ae]

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be[af] with your spirit, brothers and sisters.[ag] Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 6:1 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.
  2. Galatians 6:1 tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.
  3. Galatians 6:1 tn Or “some transgression” (L&N 88.297).
  4. Galatians 6:1 sn Who are spiritual refers to people who are controlled and directed by God’s Spirit.
  5. Galatians 6:1 tn Or “with a gentle spirit” or “gently.”
  6. Galatians 6:1 tn Grk “taking careful notice.”
  7. Galatians 6:4 tn Or “determine the genuineness of.”
  8. Galatians 6:4 tn Grk “he will have a reason for boasting.”
  9. Galatians 6:4 tn Or “and not in regard to.” The idea of comparison is implied in the context.
  10. Galatians 6:5 tn Or perhaps, “each one must carry.” A number of modern translations treat βαστάσει (bastasei) as an imperatival future.
  11. Galatians 6:6 tn Or “instructs,” “imparts.”
  12. Galatians 6:7 tn Or “is not mocked,” “will not be ridiculed” (L&N 33.409). BDAG 660 s.v. μυκτηρίζω has “of God οὐ μ. he is not to be mocked, treated w. contempt, perh. outwitted Gal 6:7.”
  13. Galatians 6:7 tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.
  14. Galatians 6:8 tn BDAG 915 s.v. σάρξ 2.c.α states: “In Paul’s thought esp., all parts of the body constitute a totality known as σ. or flesh, which is dominated by sin to such a degree that wherever flesh is, all forms of sin are likew. present, and no good thing can live in the σάρξ…Gal 5:13, 24; …Opp. τὸ πνεῦμα…Gal 3:3; 5:16, 17ab; 6:8ab.”
  15. Galatians 6:8 tn Or “destruction.”
  16. Galatians 6:8 tn See the note on the previous occurrence of the word “flesh” in this verse.
  17. Galatians 6:9 tn Or “not become discouraged,” “not lose heart” (L&N 25.288).
  18. Galatians 6:9 tn Or “if we do not become extremely weary,” “if we do not give out,” “if we do not faint from exhaustion” (L&N 23.79).
  19. Galatians 6:10 tn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what Paul has been arguing.
  20. Galatians 6:10 tn Grk “to those who are members of the family of [the] faith.”
  21. Galatians 6:12 tn Grk “in the flesh.” L&N 88.236 translates the phrase “those who force you to be circumcised are those who wish to make a good showing in external matters.”
  22. Galatians 6:12 tn Grk “to be circumcised, only.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started with the words “They do so,” which were supplied to make a complete English sentence.
  23. Galatians 6:12 tc ‡ Grk “so that they will not be persecuted.” The indicative after ἵνα μή (hina mē) is unusual (though not unexampled elsewhere in the NT), making it the harder reading. The evidence is fairly evenly split between the indicative διώκονται (diōkontai; P46 A C F G K L P 0278 6 81 104 326 629 1175 1241 1505 2464 pm) and the subjunctive διώκωνται (diōkōntai; א B D Ψ 33 365 1739 pm), with a slight preference for the subjunctive. However, since scribes would tend to change the indicative to a subjunctive due to syntactical requirements, the internal evidence is decidedly on the side of the indicative, suggesting that it is the autographic wording.
  24. Galatians 6:13 tn Or “boast about you in external matters,” “in the outward rite” (cf. v. 12).
  25. Galatians 6:14 tn Or perhaps, “through whom,” referring to the Lord Jesus Christ rather than the cross.
  26. Galatians 6:15 tc The phrase “in Christ Jesus” is found after “For” in some mss (א A C D F G 0278 1881 2464 M lat bo), but lacking in P46 B Ψ 33 1175 1505 1739* and several fathers. The longer reading probably represents a scribal harmonization to Gal 5:6.
  27. Galatians 6:15 tn Grk “is.”
  28. Galatians 6:15 tn Grk “but a new creation”; the words “the only thing that matters” have been supplied to reflect the implied contrast with the previous clause (see also Gal 5:6).
  29. Galatians 6:16 tn The same Greek verb, στοιχέω (stoicheō), occurs in Gal 5:25.
  30. Galatians 6:16 tn The word “and” (καί) can be interpreted in two ways: (1) It could be rendered as “also” which would indicate that two distinct groups are in view, namely “all who will behave in accordance with this rule” and “the Israel of God.” Or (2) it could be rendered “even,” which would indicate that “all who behave in accordance with this rule” are “the Israel of God.” In other words, in this latter view, “even” = “that is.”
  31. Galatians 6:17 tn Paul is probably referring to scars from wounds received in the service of Jesus, although the term στίγμα (stigma) may imply ownership and suggest these scars served as brands (L&N 8.55; 33.481; 90.84).
  32. Galatians 6:18 tn Or “is.” No verb is stated, but a wish (“be”) rather than a declarative statement (“is”) is most likely in a concluding greeting such as this.
  33. Galatians 6:18 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.
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